India's head coach, Rahul Dravid, showered rich praise on Ravi Bishnoi for his excellent decision making in the second super over, which helped the hosts record a thrilling win over Afghanistan in the third and final T20I victory in Bengaluru on January 17.
Dravid further hailed the Indian captain Rohit Sharma for his strategic decision during the team’s 10-run win over Afghanistan in the second super over in Bengaluru.
This T20I encounter kept spectators on the edge of their seats, as Afghanistan made a tremendous effort to chase down the target of 213 against India. However, the game went on to the super over on Thursday.
When the first super over didn't determine the winner of the game, Rohit trusted his instincts and gave the ball to the young spinner Bishnoi in the second super over to defend 11 runs against Afghanistan.
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Bishnoi then turned out to be a hero for India, as he defended the target and scalped two wickets to ensure the hosts clean swept the home T20I series 3-0.
Rahul Dravid said in a post-match press conference: “No gimmicks no strategy, just a simple decision in the end I think Rohit went with Bishnoi he went with his gut. I think he felt that the spinner had a chance to take two wickets. It was one of those days when 11 was probably not a huge score.”
The coach continued, “It was one of those games where you knew if they batted six balls with the power they had they probably would have scored 12 runs. So, you needed to take two wickets and I think great call from the skipper because he could have gone for two sixes.”
Dravid signed off by saying, “But I thought Bishnoi was brilliant because he bowled two superb balls, he just kept the length back, he pulled the length back, if the length had gone slightly fuller, the way they were batting probably on a small ground would have gone for a six. Really good gut call from Rohit, to go for wickets, be more positive and aggressive rather than probably a safer option which people would have expected.”
(With ANI Inputs)
